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SWISS PUT CHECK
Demand Ironolad Passports of All
Forolgncrs Entorina tho
Country.
HOSPITALITY IS VIOLATED
Owltierland Has Oufforod Prom For
elgn Element No Other Neutral
fllnco War Deaan Country It
Overrun With Spies.
Homo, Hwltr.crliind llnnlly has Ink
cn Inltlnl titops to control tliu undostr
iiblo foreign element from which alio
linn sufforvd ns no other iiuutrut eoun
try Mnco August, 1011.
Now regulation adopted ly tho fed
ornl council nru Intcnilud to mnko It
dlltlcult for tho agent of olio of tho
J;arrltiK couiilrliw, for thu deserter
rom nliy sltlo, for tho foreigner with
Out obvious, legitimate inunnn of liveli
hood nnd occupation to Hock, mm here
tofore, Into thu llttlo country that In
trying desperately to nuilnlnlii mi up
HhIiI neutrality nnd nt tho miiiiu tluio
Weather tho Htorm until pence arrives.
Switzerland hitherto Iiiih permitted,
without uny miiti'rinl objections, scores
of thousands of Mtrnngers to enter nl
Wont ii m freoly tin In peace times. Now
action hns heeu taken to stop thin only
bucnuHo her hospitality him been grons
ly vlolnted, hur neutrnllty nt time
oven threiiteiii'd.
Tho new rufi'M, which wilt become
effective on hoou iih thn HwIbm dlplo
mntlc nnd consular oMcIiiIh throughout
iho World cun bo uotllled, require Hint
(ill foreigners entering ttio country
must bo ejulppel with Ironclad pass
ports from their own cotmtrleit, or
equivalent pnpern of Ideutllk'iitlon;
(lint prior to comlnic to Switzerland nil
foreigners must furnish to BwIhh diplo
matic or coUNiilnr oIIIcIiiIh ndequuto
tenuous for wanting to come bore, nnd
bnt, uf(er arrival, strange tm must rcg
ster with tho iiollcu of tho city or town
Uie'y Intend to Inhnblt.
Overrun by Undesirables.
There always Iiiih been n dnlly trnf-
60 botweeit Franco and Hwltzerlnnd In
to neighborhood of (lenovn, mid bo
(ween Ocrmnny nnd Hwltzerlnnd nenr
Basel, on tin- port of InborerH nnd oth
er. Many undesirable foreigners lutvo
GRUESOME NAMES
This Ciiiiiiillnn olllelnl photograph hIiowh ii trench recently captured from
tho (lermiuiH. Ah Ih seen, both tho Urlllsli and tho tlermuna glvo tho trenches
weird anil gruesome uttmc.4,
HELP WIN THE WAR
Opportunity for All Furnished In
Thrift Stamps.
Lend Your Money to tho Government
to Assist In the Dattlo
for Democracy.
Washington. War Barings ntnmpa,
nopulijrly known ns "thrift BtampH,"
pro now on flalo. Thcso Htnmps lmvo
(icon tdnnod "Uttlo baby bonda," by
tho treasury dopnrtment, nnd tho torn)
comes notror oxplnlnliiB thorn than nny
othpr, fijr thoy nro virtually govern-
)nc pt tlioin 18 tho ontlro resourcon pr
ho natlou, onu thoy steadily lncrcajo
flntpbg. fa tvto denomlnftttous, tW 8
ffnt ntrtlnp and iho $5 startfp.
t
la vniuo from tno onto oj purcnaBO to
ho dnU ot ninturlly, Jnnuftry 1, 1023,
TW8 pMlgntlon of tho United Btnte
rrntlMlir1?nf la lfiBllCd ill tllO fOnil Ol
UPON UNDESIRABLES
smuggled themselves across tho bor
der nnd hnro fnllcd to return. Onco In
Hwltzerlnnd, they lmvo boon -flblo to
hldo because of tho lack of control over
foreigner,
Tlmt nil In to bo changed. Hvcry
person crossing tho bonier nt other
than tho ordinary polntn whero iron
clnd pnnnport will bo required will bo
numbered. If ho full to return, tho
pollco will bo put upon lihi trnll. Ifo
will lmvo llttlo ohmico of escaping, for
without tho rlht kind of credential
ho In uuablo to obtain bread. A bread
curd today In moro Important oven
than tho money with which to pur
cham) It and a bread curd In Issued
only on prcNcutnllon of Identification
pnpem.
Tho hotel nt which tho nowcomer
slops, the pension that taken him in,
tho private family to whom ho may go,
nro nil llablo to henvy penntttoM If they
falHo annouiico bin arrival.
Thcro remnliiH tho problem of tho
BOYS READY TO GIVE TASTE OF STEEL
Amcrloans In Franco Complete
Their Training In Bayo
net School.
SPEED PLEASES INSTRUCTORS
Give Demonstration of Energy and AO
curacy Which la Truly American
Graduates to Act aa Instruc
tors to New Arrivals.
With the American Army In Franco.
Tho "graduation exercises" of tho largo
bayonet school wero watched by sov
oral genornln and their stnffs. Tho
men, who hnd been trained In tho Brit
IhIi HjBtem by IlrltlHh Inslriictora, kuvo
a demoiiHtrntlon of energy, apcwl nnd
accuracy which wna truly American.
Tboy nro ready to go over tho top.
A Drltlsb nergennt major put tho
mon through tho drill no vigorously tlmt
moro than ono innn wiih hurt. Hut their
wounda wero not aoriotu. Tho ItiBtruc
tor hluiHolf ho narrowly eacnped u bay
onet iolnt that Ida tunic wiih cut.
"Now, then," tho HcrKeant would Bay,
FOR THE TRENCHES
Tor tho convcnlenco of InvcBtors n
"thrift card" Ih furnUhed to nil pur
chiiHern of 2.Vcent stamps. This enrd
him Hpncea for 10 atampa. Vhen nil
the uparcH lmvo been filled tho "thrift
card" may bo exchanged for n $5 stamp
at post oIlleoH, bnnkH, or other author
ized ngenclcH by adding 12 cents In
cash prior to February 1, 1018, and ono
cunt additional cncli month thorenftcr,
Thoso who prefer mny buy n $5
stamp outright. Theso will bo on salo
until Janunry 81, 1018, for $1.12, Thoy
automatically Incronso in value a cent
n month every month thereafter until
Jnnunry 1, 1021), when tho United
Stilton will pay $5 nt any post ofllco
for each stamp.
It is nlso Important to noto that
war-savings etnmps Increase each
month in cost ns woll ns in valuo, so
tlmt It Is decidedly to tho Interest ot
tho publla to buy early.
Wion you phrcmso n ?5 stomp, you
must rtttnen It (q nn ongraved folder
known na a "war savings certificate,"
which hours ho nnmo of tho purchaser
and can bo cashod only by tho porson
hoflo nriroo appears upon tno cortld
cato, oicApt In enso of death or dis-
I
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deserters who hnro managed to flet
cross tho boundary from ono nrrny or
another and of tho ncriMleaerlera.
thoao who huvo como hero with th
permission of their respective govirn
tnenta, nnd then hnvc declined to re
turn. Hwlss law prescribes Hint tbe
deiiorterH and rofrnctlounrli-H, nn tln-
nro called, cannot bo forcibly deport d
Thero nro In Hwltzcrlntid now, It l
estimated, between 10,000 and 15.001
of theso gcutry. Not nil of llivnt an
bnd citizens. Hundreds of them, nt
leant, nro gainfully occupied and an
living model Uvea. OlherN are wide
alrablo to tho point of helm; outiind
out criminals. Figures for Oinovu
alono show that out of 70.000 fnn-lgn
erM among Its 170,000 population, lTM,
nro deserters and 2,452 refnietlounrlea
whllo In Zurich these figures are ex
ceeiled.
Tho agitation for the utilization of
tho man power represented by tho de
sorters nnd refructlonarh's Ih ho strong
that It will surprise no ouu to sec step
taken to Incorporate tho majority of
them Into n civilian service of manual
labor In agriculture.
holding n heavy, long stick In his bund,
"when I tell you men to turn, try to
get tho point to me. Now, turn I Yeah!
Veahl Glvo 'em hell! That's good I"
They "Go Over the Top."
Tho Amorlcnns worked like footbnll
players, every nerve and every har
dened muaclo atrulnlng. The sergennt.
by reason of long practice, was able
to ward ofT somo thniNta with the
point or butt, but from many bo Inn)
to Jump."
Uven moro vigor wiih Bhown by the
men as they occupied the trench Hue
and, with their ofllcers, went over the
top in n charge. Tho operations began
by firing from tho trench nt tho dum
mies In tho enemy trenches. Some of
tho men mndo perfect scores, while
only thrco of tho whole class fell bo
low 80 In n possible 100.
Tho men went furiously nt tho
chnrgo, urged on by tho most emphatic
langungo that a Iirltlsh flergcant major
might bo credited with having ot his
command. IIo shouted to Ills men
"Glvo it to 'em In tho heart, in the
throat I That's tho way. If you don't
get them they'll got you I On your toes
all tho time I Quick I Quick 1 Quick I
Tho urging was unnecessary. Tho
men knew whnt to do nud did it, and
they wero so well tmlned that orders
wero anticipated.
Tho French and British ofllcera wero
enthuslnstlc, especially at tho speed
nnd encrcy of tho Americans. Some
of tho grnduntes will bo sent Immedl
nteiy to newly nrrlved units ns Instruc
tors.
Training New Contlnaent
A division of Amcrlcnn troops, re
cently nrrlved In Franco, will begin
reglmentnl maneuvers nt onco nnd
will be trained In bnrrngo fire, tho
American artillery wprklng with Amcr
lcnn aviators. The site picked for the
prncttco Is rolling ground
Tho artillery will lny n bnrrngo up
to tho first objective, over theorotlcnl
Gcnnnn trenches. The Ipfantry, fol
lowing up tho fire, will occupy tho
trenches nnd then execute n tlnnK
movement.
Tho slgnnl corps will get tho bcneHt
of tho maneuvers, for they will bo car
ried out ns If an actunl nttnek were
being launched.
Lavs a Dla Eaa
v Snntn Monica, Oil. An egg measur
ing seven Inches around tho mlddlo
nnd 8M. Inches in circumference the
lone wnv was laid tho other ilay by n
hen belonging to Gcorgo C. Hnrter of
tho Santa Monica tiro department. Tho
egg wns so largo that Hartcr's friends
accused him of keeping nn ostrich In
disguise. Tho llremnn keeps only four
hens at his home. No. 420 Colorado
nvonuo, but ho snys tlmt from this
number ho has averaged two eggs n
dny for moro than n year,
ability. This certltlcato contains 20
spaces. If these nro nil filled with
"wnr savings stamps between Decern
her 1, 1017, and Jnnunry 31, 1018, tho
cost to tho purchaser will bo $S2.-I0
nnd on January 1, 1023, tho govern
ment will pay tho owner of tho ccrtlfl
cato $10011 net profit to tho holder ot
$17.00. Tills Is based on nn Interest
rnto of 4 per cent compounded aunr.
terly. Tho amount of war-savings
stnmps sold to nny ono person nt any
ono tlmo shall not exceed $100, aud no
person mny hold such stamps to nn
nggregnto amount exceeding 81.000.
If tho 0 spaces on tho "war-snvlngs
certlflcnto" aro not filled by January
1, 1010, tho stnmps which nro actually
attached will draw intorest nt tho samo
rnto,
If tho holder of "wnr-snvlnga stamps"
doslros to soil thorn baforo maturity,
thoy may bo rcdoomod at any post ot-
uco, tno noiaor receiving uio nrlco nnid
for tho stumpB, plus ono cent.n month
on eacn stamp,
Tho growth of tho RaJls on the right
uanu is, in most poopio, moro rapid
uuua or uioeo on uio icrt iiand.
ot
STATE NEWS I
IN BRIEF.
I
W. I). Wing Iibb become tho owner
of tho Dccrhorn ranch of 1100 ncrca
on tho McKcnzio river aa tho result of
ii trndo in which ho exchanged his gro
cery, meat market and butchering
plant In Eugene.
A. II. Lea, secretary of tho State
Fair board says that ho would not bo a
candidate for Public Service Commis
sioner at tho coming election. "I in
tend to devote all of may time to tho
State Fair board," said Mr. Lea.
A total of 017 accidents was report
ed to tho Industrial Accident Commis
sion for tho week ending January 10,
of which number six wero fatal. Ono
of tho deaths reported was duo to nn
accident sustained prior to the week
covered by tho report.
Nearly 1000 of tho $1500 to be
raised In tho Hend section for the
Knights of Columbus this week have
been subscribed. Two teams have
been at work and both have met with
success. The remaining J500 is to bo
subscribed In Prinevillc, Tumalo and
Redmond.
Tho Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship company has notified Corporation
Commissioner Schuidcrman that its
capital stock of $5,000,000 is being re
duced to $352,000, owing to the com
mandeering of the Steamships Great
Northern nnd Northern Pacific by the
government.
State Labor Commissioner O. P.
Hon", in addressing the session of tho
State Federation of Labor at Astoria
announced that he would not be n can
didate for re-election to that office at
the coming election. He said ho had
devoted many years to public work and
now intends to retire to private life.
Cnr shortage on the lines of the
Southern Pacific In Oregon Monday
dropped to 590 cars, all open cars,
while a surplus of 53 cars was report
ed. This is the first time in months
that tho company reported a surplus of
any kind of cars. Tho O.-W. K. & N.
company reported a shortago of 54
cars.
Fifty-ono Klamath county men have
failed to filetheir questionnaires with
the local exemption board within the
required time and their names have
been referred to the police authorities
at Klamath Falls, according to Chief
Clerk Glenn Callen, of the local board,
If their whereabouts are not ascer
taincd within five days the names of
all will bo certified to the adjutant
general as delinquent
Patrons of the Roseburg postoffice
had tho pleasure Monday morning of
entering the new Federal building to
receive their mail, the change from
tho old (wstoffico quarters to the new
location occurring Sunday. The entire
lower floor and a part of the basement
is given over to tho postoffice depart
ment nnd evrey possible convenience is
afforded the public The second storv
is occupied by the U. S. Land Office
nnd forestry departments. Tho apart
ments set aside for the Indian land
office remain vncant owing to a recent
order from the department canceling
this branch of the government's busi
ness in that city.
The experience of Lew Pritchard, a
well-known young man of Klamath
Falls, in entering the Army service
indicates the great need of men in get
ting out spruce for Undo Sam's aero
plane manufacture, nnd how quickly
tho government fits a man into his
proper niche in the service.
Enlarging of tho North Bend mill.
which commenced six months ago, is
nenring completion, nnd tho mill will
operate under tho new conditions on
February 1, it is announced. Ihe im
provements, costing upwards of $100,
000, comprise drying kilns, planing
mill and warehouses, together with a
spur track connecting tho mill with
the Southom Pacific.
A number of important steps in fit
ting state regulations of railroads to
tho system of Federal control were
taken by tho Public Service commis
sion Saturday, foremost among which
was tho acquiescence in the demurrage
order issued by Director General Mc
Adoo nnd giving to tho Pacific Car De
murrage bureau authority to publish
tho demurrage rules accordingly.
Theso new rules start demurrage
charges at $3 a car nnd go ns high as
$10 a day, while tho state ruio starts
nt $2 a car nnd go only as high as $4 n
day. Tho Federal rules will become
effective January 21.
Firo which originated in tho Odd
fellows Building at Iono Thursday
night wiped out half of tho city's bus
iness section. Tho loss is estimated at
$40,000, with about $20,000 insurance.
For many years thero havo been ru
mors of oil in tho Roguo River valloy,
oil prospectors havo como nnd gono,
but as yot no oil has been found. Be
lieving thoro is oil there, and that
proper organization will find it, tho
Roguo River Oil company has been
organized in Medford.
War Recipes
Cut out the following- recipes and
paste them In your cook book to help
you Hooverize. They hare been
thoroughly tested by imtrtictors and
special lecturers in the department
of economics at the University of
Washington.
Rice Yeast Bread J c milk and wa
ter, 4 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp fat, 1 tap
salt, 7 c boiled rice, 8 c flour, 1 cake
compressed yeast, i c warm water.
Scald liquid, pour over fat, sugar and
salt. Cool and add yeast 'moistened in
J c warm water. Add rice and flour
nnd knead. After second rising bake
4D minutes.
Potato Yeast Bread J c milk and
water, 4 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp fat, 1 tap
salt, 4 c boiled potatoes (mashed), 8 c
flour, i cake compressed yeast, 1 c
warm water. Tho dough is soft at the
second handling but after baking pro
duces a satisfactory loaf. This recipe
makes three loaves
Cornmcal Yeast Bread li c milk
and water, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp fat, 2
tsp salt, 2-3 c cornmeal (white or yel
low), 2 1-3 c flour, 1 cake compressed
yeast, ,i c warm water. Add sugar,
fat and salt to liquid and bring to
boiling point. Add commcal slowly,
stirring constantly until all is added.
Remove from fire, cool mixture and
add compressed yeast softenedin'J c
warm water. Add 2 1-3 c flour and
knead. Let rise until double in bulk,
knead again and put in pan. When
light, bake in moderate ovenXat least
one hour.
Barley Yeast Bread 1 cTmilk and
water. 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbspjfat, 1 tsp
salt, 1 1-6 c barley flour, 2 1-3 c wheat
flour, J cake compressed yeast. Soften
yeast in part of the liquid. Combine
ingredients. Mix into dough. Knead
and let rise to double original bulk.
Knead again. Put in pan and when
again double in bulk bake about 45
minutes.
Ryo Yeast Bread 1 c milk and wa
ter, 1 tbsp fat, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt,
11c rve flour, li c wheat flour, j cake
compressed yeast, 2 tbsp water. Com
bine as for barley bread and natc 4t
minutes.
Oatmeal Yeast Bread 1 c milk and
water, 1 tsp Bait, 1 tbsp fat, 1 tsp su
gar, 1 c rolled oats, 2J c wheat flour,
J cake compressed yeast, i c warm
water. Scald liquid and pour it over
rolled oats, sugar, salt and fat. Let
it stand until lukewarm, add yeast
softened in warm water, add flour and
knead. Let rise until double in bulk,
knead again and place in pan. When
! light bake in moderate oven 45 to 60
! minutes.
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NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Wheat Bulk basis for No. 1 grade:
Hard white: Bluestcm, Early Bart,
Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05.
Soft white Palouso bluestem, forty
fold, White valley, Gold Coin White
Russian, $2.03. White club Little
club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, So
nora, $2.01. Red Walla Walla Red
Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, Cop
pei, $1.98. No. 2 grade, Sc less. No.
3 grade, 6c less. Other grades handled
by sample.
Flour Patents, $10.
Millfeed Net mill prices, car lots:
Bran, $30 per ton; shorts, $32; mid
dlings, $39; mixed cars and less than
carloads, 50c more; rolled barley, $60
62; rolled oats, $62.
Butter Cubes, extras, 50c per
pound; prime firsts, 49Jc Jobbing
prices: Prints, extras, 5253c; car
tons, lc extra: butterfat, No. 1, 56
57c, delivered.
Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 45jc
per dozen; candled, 4747ic; se
lects, 50c.
Poultry Hens, heavy, 2425c per
pound; light, 23c; springs, 2425c;
stags, 1820c; ducke, 2025e; geese,
1517c; turkeys, live, 24c; dressed,
choice, 35c
Veal 1718c por pound.
Pork 19c per pound.
January 17, 1918.
Cattle
Med. to choice steers. . . .$10.0010.75
Good to med. steers 8.7510.00
Com. to good steers 7.25 8.75
Choice cows nnd heifers. 7.25 8.00
Com. to good cows nnd hf 6.00 7.35
Canners 3.00 5.60
Bulls 4.50 7.00
Calves 7.0010.25
Stockers and feeders... 6.00 8,60
Hogs
Primo light hogs $16.4515.60
Prime henvy hogs 15.5015.65
Pigs 13.5014.50
Bulk 15.50
Sheop
Western lambs $14.5015.00
Valley lambs 14.0014.25
Yearlings 12.5013.00
Wethers 12.0012.60
I Ewes 9.5011.00
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